Girls' name · since 1910
Halley
Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 4,112 babies named Halley, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,933 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,522 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,112
- born since 1910
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Halley is the #3522 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,112 recorded since 1910.
Halley has 4,112 recorded births among girls since 1910, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3522 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2025.
- #2,933 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,522 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,112 born since 1910
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Halley ranks #2,933 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,522 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,112 born since 1910, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,933 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,522 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,112
- born since 1910
- 1990s
- peak decade
Halley's 4,112 recorded births place it above 95.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Halley compares
4,112 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Halley's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Halley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,112 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 333 | 21 | 19,840 |
Halley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Halley splits its recorded history at 1992: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 333 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Halley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (1986)
- 333
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Halley popularity over time - boys
126 total births recorded since 1910 (Halley as boys' name)
Halley by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,314 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Halley's strongest decade.
1,314 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Halley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 16
1910s
16 births
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 126
1970s
126 births
- 1980s
1980s
757 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,314 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,110 births
- 2010s 450
2010s
450 births
- 2020s 274
2020s
274 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,314 births (32% of all-time use).
How Halley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Halley's total volume
Halley by state
Where Halley concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 293 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 281 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 172 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 146 | 3.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 131 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 92 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 77 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 70 | 1.7% |
293 of 4,112 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Halley appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Halley's data
- Halley's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,314 total births); usage has since declined to 274 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Halleys (293 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Halley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~115 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1910–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Halley draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.